Thursday, April 7, 2016

Hand Stitching ...A Fresh Start to a New Semester!

Love the multiple layers in this background by Claudia E.!

Students are off to a great start this spring session. This time Hand Stitching is an evening class and instead of five 5-hour daytime sessions we'll be doing seven 3-hour sessions. That called for a bit of re-jiggering with the class lessons. This first class focused entirely on painting backgrounds...still keeping within my imposed limitations of black, white and gray (though some brown unintentionally...and then intentionally sneaked in!). I also made a point this time to remind students to paint and print more than just the white cotton...including silk, linen, wool and cheesecloth that I made available.

Fabrics drying.

Such enthusiasm...we ran out of table space so resorted to the ironing board and shelves. This background by Christina H.

Claudia E.

Christina H.

I got into the act too! the piece on the right is cheesecloth with a piece of cotton fabric underneath.

Great motion in these lines by Kate G.

What great stitching potential I see in these backgrounds! Can't wait until next week when we start stitching...stay tuned!

Fabric Designs for Caos on F Gallery

I've created a number of fabric designs for Caos on F Gallery's collection; Caos on Fabric. My designs include: Organic: #8 and #9; Geometric: #2 through #6. Click on the photo. Go to Handpainted Fabrics.

Julie B. Booth Interview at Caos on F Gallery

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Featured Tutorials

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Designing a Speedy Carve Block

Transferring the Design to the Block

Carving a Speedy Carve Block

Printing the Speedy Carve Block

Copyright

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